Nadeem Razaq
{{short description|Hong Kong murderer}}
{{Infobox serial killer
| Name=Nadeem Razaq
| Birth_place=Pakistan
| Conviction=Murder(3 counts)
| Victims=3
| Country=Hong Kong
| apprehended=2008
| Penalty=Life imprisonment
}}
Nadeem Razaq (died 2016) was a Hong Kong resident of Pakistani origin who was convicted of the March 2008 murders of three prostitutes in Hong Kong.
In 2016, Razaq died from suicide by hanging.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2042690/killer-three-hong-kong-prostitutes-found-hanged-his-cell|title = Killer of three prostitutes in Hong Kong found hanged in his cell|date = 3 November 2016}}
Early life
Razaq was born in Pakistan, and came to Hong Kong at a young age.{{Cite web|url=http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20090729/00407_017.html|title = 巴裔鳳姐殺手囚終身 - 太陽報}}
Murders and trial
Razaq was arrested in Macau on 18 March 2008, just days after the murders.{{cite web | url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=12&art_id=63253&sid=18112585&con_type=1&d_str=20080318&sear_year=2008 | title=Man held over serial killings - the Standard }} He stated that he was beaten by Macau police while in their custody.{{cite web | url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=12&art_id=63393&sid=18151328&con_type=1&d_str=20080320&sear_year=2008 | title=Hunt for other killer intensifies as alibi holds up for husband - the Standard }} Razaq initially confessed to the murders, claiming he had committed them on the instruction of Macau loan sharks to whom he owed money; however, he later withdrew this confession. He came before Judge Clare-Marie Beeson of the High Court of Hong Kong, and pleaded not guilty to the murders; a seven-member jury found him guilty in July 2009, and Beeson sentenced him to life imprisonment.{{Cite web|url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/man-jailed-for-murdering-hk-prostitutes-20090728-e022.html|title = Man jailed for murdering HK prostitutes|date = 28 July 2009}}
Victims
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Category:Murderers who died by suicide in prison custody
Category:People convicted of murder by Hong Kong
Category:Pakistani emigrants to Hong Kong